Engineering Manager

Technical Leadership:

• Lead design and delivery of scalable, distributed backend systems and real-time platform APIs using Java-based microservices
• Partner with Architects and Tech Leads to establish technical vision, system design, and longterm architecture
• Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, observability, performance tuning, and SLAs
• Own end-to-end system reliability, scalability, cost, and maintainability People Management:
• Manage, coach, and grow a team of backend engineers across levels
• Drive career development, technical mentoring, and regular 1:1s
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture grounded in ownership, autonomy, and accountability
• Recruit and onboard exceptional engineering talent; collaborate with TA and interview panel on hiring strategy Execution s Delivery:
• Drive sprint planning, estimation, and delivery across multiple squads or initiatives
• Partner with Product and Program Managers to align engineering execution with business goals
• Set and monitor engineering OKRs, team velocity, and project health metrics
• Work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Customer Support teams to ensure end-to-end solution delivery Represent Engineering in roadmap planning, executive reviews, and customer- facing discussions.

What Makes You Qualified

• 12+ years of total experience, with at least 2+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Deep experience designing, building, and operating Java-based microservices in cloud-native, distributed environments
• Strong understanding of backend architectural patterns
• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams Experience with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB/PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills